South Africa at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art Competitions

Literature, Lyric Works, Open Ernst Van Heerden 2 Silver
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open Walter Battiss 3 Bronze
Painting, Paintings, Open Walter Battiss HM
George Pilkington AC

Athletics

100 metres, Men Abram van Heerden 3 h6 r1/4
Dennis Shore DNS
200 metres, Men Abram van Heerden 5 h1 r3/4
Dennis Shore 5 h2 r2/4
400 metres, Men Dennis Shore 4 h2 r3/4
Marathon, Men Johannes Coleman 4
Syd Luyt 6
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men Kallie Reyneke AC h1 r1/2
100 metres, Women Daphne Robb 3 h2 r2/3
200 metres, Women Daphne Robb 6

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Des Williams =9
Bantamweight, Men Vic Toweel =17
Featherweight, Men Dennis Shepherd 2 Silver
Lightweight, Men Gerald Dreyer 1 Gold
Welterweight, Men Duggie Du Preez 4
Middleweight, Men Ken La Grange =17
Light-Heavyweight, Men George Hunter 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Men Johnny Arthur 3 Bronze

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Dirkie Binneman DNF
George Estman DNF
Wally Rivers DNF
Road Race, Team, Men South Africa DNF
George EstmanDirkie BinnemanWally Rivers

Diving

Platform, Men Geoff Mandy 21

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Ian Stephen 3 h1 r3/4
Coxless Fours, Men South Africa 2 h3 r3/4
Edgar RamsayAustin IkinDes MayberyClaude Kietzman

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Herbert McWilliams 20

Swimming

400 metres Freestyle, Men Don Johnston 7 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Don Johnston 4 h6 r1/3
100 metres Backstroke, Men Jackie Wiid 6
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Des Cohen 7 h3 r1/3

Weightlifting

Middleweight, Men Issy Bloomberg 14
Heavyweight, Men Piet Taljaard 8

Wrestling

Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Tony Ries, Sr. AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Calie Reitz 4
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Pat Morton 6